Matthew 1

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¹The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

1 sermon on Matthew 1:1

“Let’s turn back to the 1st chapter of Matthew and the first verses and start off, find out Who this Father, Son, Holy Ghost is.”
Questions And AnswersWilliam Branham, May 15, 1954

²Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

³And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

1 sermon on Matthew 1:3

“And then, up here It goes further back now, and let’s go back to the place of where It says here now; and It says [Mt 1:3]: “Judas begat Phares” and Phares came from Judas, and Judas came from Jacob, and Jacob came from Isaac, and Isaac came from Abraham.”
Godhead Q&A #5Lee Vayle, December 2, 2000

⁴And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

⁵And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

1 sermon on Matthew 1:5

“In I Chronicles 2, 15, also you find it in Matthew 1:5, and where they — he established and founded this great city, which was a small city.”
God's Wrapped GiftWilliam Branham, December 25, 1960

⁶And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

⁷And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

⁸And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

⁹And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

¹⁰And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

¹¹And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

¹²And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

¹³And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

1 sermon on Matthew 1:13

“Now we’re talking here about the generations of Abraham to David, and we go back, and It said: Joseph was in Jacob, and Jacob was in… (That’s Mt 1:13.)”
Godhead Q&A #5Lee Vayle, December 2, 2000

¹⁴And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

¹⁵And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

¹⁶And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1 sermon on Matthew 1:16

“Now, the natural election is where you read for yourself in Lk 4:28-38, and Mt 1:16-17.”
Seed of Discrepancy #49Lee Vayle, December 7, 1996

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

¹⁸Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

25 sermons on Matthew 1:18

“For the Bible said, that, “The Holy Ghost overshadowed Mary and she conceived, and,” the Bible said, in Matthew 1:18, that, “that thing which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.””
Hebrews, Chapter FourWilliam Branham, September 1, 1957
“And we start out now with Matthew the 1st chapter and the 18th verse.”
Questions And Answers On HebrewsWilliam Branham, September 25, 1957
“Now, I’m quoting Scripture, Matthew 1:18”
Water BaptismWilliam Branham, March 29, 1959
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ…on this wise:…(Matthew 1:18)…When…his Mary — mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with a child of the…[Congregation says “Holy Ghost.”_Ed.]”
Questions And AnswersWilliam Branham, June 28, 1959
“Go to Matthew the 1st chapter, 18th verse.”
Palmerworm, Locust, Cankerworm, CaterpillarWilliam Branham, August 23, 1959
“So the Holy Ghost and God…That’s Matthew 1:18.”
The Revelation Of Jesus ChristWilliam Branham, December 4, 1960

See all 25 sermons on Matthew 1:18

¹⁹Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

1 sermon on Matthew 1:19

²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

²¹And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

5 sermons on Matthew 1:21

“So, here we see in Matthew 1:21-25, we get the precise and exact understanding of what that Name is and why It is what It is, which is Jesus, or Jehovah Savior.”
His Name is in The Bride (3481) - NLV.Lee Vayle, October 11, 1981. Names it 3 times.
“In Matthew 1:21, It says the Angel appeared and said to Joseph:”
Ephesians # 10Lee Vayle, October 18, 1981
“That's what he was going to do with the Lamb, but He was all of those in the beginning, and He still is.”
God Identifying Himself #2Lee Vayle, June 19, 1985
“We can talk about Mt 1:21-23:”
Leadership #9Lee Vayle, August 6, 1994
“Now, if you go to Matthew 1, which is the basic later on, for Mt 1:21-23:”
Leadership #10Lee Vayle, August 14, 1994

²²Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

1 sermon on Matthew 1:22

“(See?) and back in Matthew 1:22-23.”
Godhead # 1Lee Vayle, January 11, 1970

²³Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

5 sermons on Matthew 1:23

“And also in Matthew 1:23, said, “This was all done, that might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, ‘His Name shall be called Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, “God with us.”’””
God's Provided Place Of WorshipWilliam Branham, April 25, 1965
“That’s Matthew 1:23, if you want to wrote that down.”
God's Only Provided Place Of WorshipWilliam Branham, November 28, 1965
“Matthew 1:23”
Godhead # 2Lee Vayle, March 3, 1968
“Now, this union of the Father and Son -- this One that was born of the Virgin Mary, and God united Himself to him-- this union of the Father and Son was God manifested in flesh, which we read in Mt 1:23 ...”whose name shall be called Emmanuel which is, God with us.””
Various Subjects # 3Lee Vayle, October 3, 1998
“We’re looking at Mt 1:23: “Which, being interpreted is God with us.””
Godhead - Father and SonLee Vayle, April 9, 2004

²⁴Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

²⁵And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

1 sermon on Matthew 1:25

“So listen: 'ginosko' means is, 'to know', (now watch) is to know, is the word 'to know', used in Matthew 1:25, and Joseph knew her not till she brought her first born son.”
Hope of His Calling #7A (2681) - NLV.Lee Vayle, July 19, 1981

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